RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07524023

Emotional-distress-based Integrated Care Programme in Patients With Stable COPD

Emotional-distress-based Integrated Care Programme in Patients With Stable COPD - A Feasibility Study (EmoD-2)

Sponsor

University of Zurich

Enrollment

15 participants

Start Date

Mar 16, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

COPD

Summary

The investigators have developed a new counselling service that focuses on the emotional distress experienced by people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (\*COPD\*). The new programme is led by an advanced practice nursing (\*APN\*) team. Other professionals are involved in the programme, such as medical staff and physiotherapists. The new counselling service lasts three months. Patients will receive ten counselling sessions with a specialized nurse. The overall objective of the study is to assess the feasibility of the newly developed emotional-distress-based integrated care programme.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COPD (GOLD 1-4) and existing lung function in the past 12 months
Age ≥ 18
Outpatient treatment on the pneumology clinic of the university hospital Zurich. Last consultation within the past 12 months

Exclusion Criteria6

Significant changes in symptoms over the past 3 months that exceeded the everyday fluctuations and required intensification of treatment (moderate, severe exacerbations or pneumonia) and no COPD-related hospitalisation in the past 3 months
Cognitive impairment (dementia, delirium)
Unstable psychiatric situation, i.e., current psychiatric treatment due to personality disorder, schizophrenia, drug use, suicidal tendencies. No exclusion for nicotine and alcohol abuse, anxiety, and depression
Not speaking or reading German
Intervention via telephone or video call not possible
Lung transplant (recipient or candidate)

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Interventions

OTHEREmoD Intervention

Outpatients in a stable phase of chronic pulmonary disease (\*COPD\*) will be aligned to a nurse-led emotional-distress-based integrated care programme for three months.